Re: We need PLAYERS, not shooters For all fans who are "lost" here's a great job by Dwight jaynes A few other little things from the game: Nic Batum had 13 rebounds but made just three of nine from the field. His hesitancy late in the game on a big three-pointer that might have lit the fuse on a comeback was obvious, though, and made you wonder if this guy is ever going to step it up to the next level. He's been in the league long enough by now to know when he is supposed to shoot the ball and to respond to those situations in a confident way. He played nearly 37 minutes without getting to the foul line, too. Lopez had just two rebounds. The Trail Blazers, who pounded teams on the boards in the exhibition season, were outrebounded 47-39 by Phoenix. THAT was a little hard to believe, too. Wesley Matthews has been searching for his shooting touch since camp opened. I'm not sure why, but he doesn't appear to me to be moving as fluidly as in the past. Miles Plumlee is just as intimidating as his name implies. Yes, he is. The Blazers played only four guys off the bench and got just 12 points from them. Williams was 1-for-9. Terry Stotts wanted this game bad and chased it with his starters pretty hard in the second half. Lillard played 42 minutes and LaMarcus Aldridge 39. I don't blame Stotts, by the way. He was waiting for the same fourth-quarter comeback we all expected but never got. Even though the Trail Blazers have a terrible time winning in Denver, I expect a much better performance there on Friday night. That WAS, you know, just one game Wednesday night.
Re: We need PLAYERS, not shooters A fan thats watching their team get blown out by the least talented team in the league.
Carlito has just been given a 24hr vacation. He'll be back. And RoyToy just posted so he hasn't really left.
A pleasant game thread. Of course, Denny also missed out on about 10 extra pages of revenue generating bickering. Tough luck, Denny.
